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In the year 1948
376 Notable deaths
Artur Dinter
German writer and nazi politician (1876-1948).
Born June 27th, 1876 in Mulhouse.
Died June 21st, 1948 at 71 years old in Offenburg.
Ludwik Silberstein
Polish physicist.
Born May 17th, 1872 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
Polish writer.
Born February 12th, 1865 in Ludźmierz. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1948 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Oskar von Niedermayer
German general (1885-1948).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Freising.
Died September 25th, 1948 at 62 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Thomas Theodor Heine
German artist (1867-1948).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1948 at 80 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Karl Bonhoeffer
German psychiatrist.
Born March 21st, 1868 in Neresheim.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 80 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Julius Curtius
German politician (1877-1948).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Duisburg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1948 at 71 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Joseph Wedderburn
British mathematician.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Forfar.
Died October 9th, 1948 at 66 years old in Princeton.
Jāzeps Vītols
Latvian composer (1863-1948).
Born July 26th, 1863 in Valmiera. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1948 at 84 years old in Lübeck. [ref]
Cissy van Marxveldt
Dutch writer (1889–1948).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Oranjewoud.
Died October 31st, 1948 at 58 years old in Bussum.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 376
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld